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Age- and Sex-Specific Reference Values for Handgrip Strength Among Healthy Tunisian Adolescents. [PDF]

open access: yesMedicina (Kaunas)
Bchini S   +6 more
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A longitudinal study of handgrip strength asymmetry

American Journal of Human Biology, 2022
AbstractObjectiveThe previous results from cross‐sectional studies indicate that there could be alterations across time in handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry. One way to investigate this is to test the same children multiple times. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the laterality of HGS in healthy young children at two different time points separated by a
Takashi Abe   +5 more
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Handgrip strength in English schoolchildren

Acta Paediatrica, 2010
AbstractAims:  The aims of this study were to evaluate patterns of handgrip (HG) strength in relation to gender and age in English schoolchildren and to compare this with existing data and produce reference data for this population.Methods:  The HG of 7147 English schoolchildren (3773 boys and 3374 girls) aged 10–15.9 years was measured using a ...
Cohen, DD   +5 more
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Effect of self-selected handgrip position on maximal handgrip strength

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005
To assess whether participants were able to select the handgrip position on a Jamar hand dynamometer with which the maximal handgrip strength could be delivered, while sitting and while standing.A criterion standard comparison study.A university campus in the Netherlands.Fifty-six healthy subjects (30 men, 26 women; mean age, 30 y; range, 19-60 y ...
Boadella, Juliette M.   +3 more
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Handgrip and fingerpinch strength

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1994
A total of 128 subjects (55 males, 73 females) were examined for isometric handgrip and fingerpinch strength using a Vigorimeter®, a simple hand-held dynamometer, suitable for everyday medical and ...
Tommy Öberg   +2 more
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Handgrip Strength and Health in Aging Adults

Sports Medicine, 2018
Handgrip strength (HGS) is often used as an indicator of overall muscle strength for aging adults, and low HGS is associated with a variety of poor health outcomes including chronic morbidities, functional disabilities, and all-cause mortality. As public health initiatives and programs target the preservation of muscle strength for aging adults, it is ...
Ryan P, McGrath   +3 more
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Handgrip Strength and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Patients

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2013
Background: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a marker of nutrition status. Many factors are associated with HGS. Age, height, body mass index, number of diagnoses, and number and type of drugs have been shown to modify the association between undernutrition and HGS.
Rita S. Guerra   +4 more
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